Strainer for milk-pails.



H. G. HAMMOND.

STRAINEB FOB MILK PAILS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTA, 1912.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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' Specification o1 Letters Patent.

Pails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention, relates to strainers for milk-pails and hasfor itsiobjects to provide one wherein will be included aforaminous straining 010th of a gage that will collect the incoming body of milk and break the same in such manner that will prevent the accumulation of froth upon the surface of said material and eliminate the splashing of the milk' over the'side of the pail, and further, the provision of a guarding flange to assist in the purpose of the foraminous material toward preventing the milk from splashing.

Another object of the invention is to provide'a device which will be simple, strong and durable and inexpensive to manufacture and capableof attachment to the pail in a manner which'will prevent its accidental derangement therefrom during the milking operation.

In the drawing forming a portion of this application, and in which like letters of reference indicatesimilar parts in the several views Figure 1 is a perspective view of the strainer.

an enlarged scalethrough a portion of the strainer. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3' showing a slightly modified form of the invention. p

With a view to providing a straining attachment thatlmay be connected with milk pails of well known construction andassociated therewith so as to guard against the introduction of waste or foreign matter into the pail I provide a circular frame or body member 1 which is constructed of a single Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a .pail showing the application of; .the strainer thereto. Fig. 5 is a section on gage against the upper edgeof the pail A. as shown in Fig. 2 whereby to support the device in operative position thereon as is evident. At diametrically opposite points the flange 5 is provided with spaces 6 to accommodate the bail B of the pail and to permit the bail to beadjusted to a position Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

where it will lie substantially upon a portion of the flange 5 during the milking operation.

A cloth attaching member of substantially i flat ring form is illustrated at 7 and disposed at the. lower end of the member 1 and'provided with a reinforcing portion 8 which embraces the lower walls of the main body of the member 1, being permanently I secured thereto by solder 6r the equivalent thereof. A straining cloth 9 extends en-' tirely across the lower open end of the member '1 and it is preferably soldered or otherwise suitably secured at 10 the underside of the ring 7. The material of which thecloth 9 is formed is of a very thin A gage or mesh preferably whereby the incoming milk will be thoroughly broken up and thereby held against undue agitation with the elimination of froth upon the upper surface of the cloth. The cloth is also of such character as will positively prevent hair or foreign particles which may fall from the cow from passing into-the pail during the milking operation.

In the modified form of the. invention shown in Fig. 1 the main body-member 1 of the device has its upper portion rolled over a reinforcing ring 3 and then secured permanently at 4 to the member 1. In this form of the invention a suitable number of hooks such as the one shown at'll may be substituted for the flange 5'. The

hooks may be arranged-at any desired in tervals so as to effect a proper attachment of the device to the pail.

Reinforcing the upper and lower portions of the'main body member 1- through the upper end of a pail and provided with a rolled upperportion, a reinforcing ring to the lower walls of said member, and a confined in the rolled portion, the said rolled straining cloth secured to said. second ring. ,10 gortion being terminally extended laterally In testimony whereof I aflix my signaeyond the vertical Walls of said member ture in presence of two witnesses.

5 and adapted to rest upon the upper edge of HENRY C. HAMMOND.

the pail, a substantially 'flat ring at the Witnesses:

lower end of said member, the said second R." S. YOUNG,

ring having a. flange embracing and secured HAROLD DODGE. 

